- The Australian Open was a surprising bit for tennis enthusiasts
- There are interesting shifts on the charts for female tennis players
- The year started with WTA 250 events
The Australian Open was a surprising bit for tennis enthusiasts and this had an impact on the WTA 2024 rankings.
There are interesting shifts on the charts for female tennis players since the year started with WTA 250 event in Auckland and the first Grand Slam of the Year. What has changed and what hasn’t? Read on and find out what has changed in rankings and who is where.
WTA 2024 RANKINGS
Here are the top 20 female tennis stars in the WTA 2024 Rankings.
- Iga Swaitek – 9770
- Aryna Sabalenka – 8905
- Coco Gauff – 7200
- Jessica Pegula – 5705
- Elena Rybakina – 5688
- Ons Jabeur – 4076
- Qinwen Zheng – 3950
- Marketa Vondrousova – 3846
- Maria Sakkari – 3710
- Karolina Muchova – 3520
- Barbora Krejcikova – 3081
- Jelena Ostapenko – 3028
- Beatriz Haddad Maia – 2950
- Daria Kasatkina – 2838
- Liudmila Samsonova – 2700
- Veronika Kudermetova – 2495
- Madison Keys – 2478
- Petra Kvitova – 2465
- Elina Svitolina – 2212
- Caroline Garcia – 2160
Aryna Sabalenka wins the Australian 2024 tournament. She is less than 1000 points to world No. 1 which she is sure of if she keeps her impressive perfoprmance. Photo/Sky Sports
The biggest riser among the top 20 is Qinwen, the indomitable Chinese tennis player who gave Sabalenka a run for her fame. Qinwen had never played past any grand slam quarterfinal match since 2022 but she did in 2024. She rose to world No. 7 from world No. 12 when she entered the grand slam tournament.
WHO IS THE NUMBER 1 RANKED FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER IN THE WORLD?
Iga Swiatek is the world No. 1 player in the world as indicated by the recent WTA 2024 ranking. She has maintained this early lead for 87 weeks now. Sabalenka who won the 2024 Australian Open toppled her for a couple of weeks but she saddled up and regain her top spot.
Swiatek is the reigning French Open champion – 2020, 2022, 2023 – and the 2022 US Open winner. The Pole is among the most promising upcoming tennis players despite not making it past the third round in Melbourne.
Iga Swiatek. She has successfully managed to stay on top of WTA rankings as world No. 1 for 87 weeks and counting. Photo/A Sports TV
Unseeded Linda Nosková surprised the world No. 1 by knocking her out in a two out of three sets defeat 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. She managed to proceed to the Australian Open fourth round, marking her best-ever grand slam run.
Were it not for the defeat, Swiatek would still have a wider gap with Sabalenka who edged close to the top spot especially with her recent victory in Melbourne.
The Belarusian defeated Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen who played in her first Grand Slam final since debuting in the WTA two years ago.
WHO ARE THE TOP 5 WOMEN’S TENNIS?
Below are the top 5 female tennis players according to the WTA 2024 rankings.
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryn Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Jessica Pegula
- Elena Rybakina
HOW DO I GET MY WTA RANKING?
Climbing the WTA ladder starts with playing and earning points in tournaments. You need points from at least 3 tournaments or 10 singles/doubles points total to even enter the rankings.
Your ranking is based on your best 16 singles and 11 doubles results over the past 52 weeks. Points are awarded based on how far you progress in each event, with Grand Slams, WTA 1000s, and Premier Mandatories carrying the most weight.
How do you earn more points? Play regularly in many tournaments because every game, even if you lose, earns you points. Additionally, aim for grand slam events because they earn more points, the same case for Master 1000 events.
Overall, improve your game so that you win more tournaments and earn more points.
WHAT RANK IS SERENA WILLIAMS?
Serena Williams has no WTA ranking in 2024 since she is retired. Serena called in time in August 2022 after the US Open. She spent 319 weeks as the world No 1 in the WTA ranking. The former tennis player turned entrepreneur told Vogue in 2022 that she was retiring to concentrate on raising a bigger family.
She only had one child at the time of the interview and she successfully delivered her second baby in 2023.
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